This training is intended for learners of English who want to work on their English pronunciation according to their personal and/or professional needs.
Goals
- 'intelligibility' and 'comprehensibility': for you to be understood by other speakers of English and for you to understand speakers with other English accents.
- credibility': for you to develop an English accent that is not perceived unfavourably by others.
- 'identity': for you to develop a personal English accent with features that you strive for.
- 'agency'; to give you control over your own English accent and to provide tools with which you will be able to continue to develop your English accent.
Structure
You attend the online course MOOC English Pronunciation in a Global World for 6 consecutive weeks in your own time.
- Before the start of the training, you submit an audio recording of your English pronunciation.
- At the start of the training, you will have an intake meeting with your instructor to assess your current English pronunciation and to discuss your personal goals.
- Based on the intake, your instructor will put together a tailor-made package for you to attend the MOOC in the next 6 weeks.
- During the 6 weeks that you attend the MOOC, you will have a meeting with your instructor to discuss your progress and for you to ask questions.
- After 6 weeks, you submit a new recording of your English pronunciation.
- To conclude the training, your instructor will assess your progress and give you feedback and tips.
- Upon successful completion of the training, you will receive a certificate from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- The meetings with your instructor may be organized either on VU campus or online.
Dates
By request
Fee
€255 p.p.
Contact hours
2 hours
The training can also be organized for small groups upon request.
Contact information
Centre for Global English, cge@vu.nl